Vital MX Pit Bits: 2024 Philadelphia Supercross 5

Pit Bits from Supercross' first stop in Philadelphia in over 40 years...

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Philadelphia offered the most unique pits of the year, outdoors but with a bit of indoor vibes. Teams were able to utilize the covered parking instead of using awnings, offering a cozy but easy to set up pit area. Octopi Media
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Ken Roczen's two Progressive Insurance/Ecstar Suzuki RM-Z450s on display, as the fan favorite will miss the final three rounds of the season due to the injury sustained in Nashville. Octopi Media
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Haiden Deegan stood out when compared to the rest of the Star 250 team. Octopi Media
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Thor produced the second set of DNGR gear, after debuting a set at the LA SMX round last year. We've heard there'll be three or four sets this year. Octopi Media
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Based on a set of Nike shoes, we wouldn't be shocked to eventually see a DNGR line hit the market...or maybe even see Haiden with his own gear brand down the road? Octopi Media
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The line in front of Star's 250 and 450 rigs have been quite large the last two years... Octopi Media
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With a small bit of rain closing in before the races started, we found a few riders doing what they could to keep their hands and controls dry. Also, the top of Bennick's boots are quite loose... Octopi Media
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Where does Nick Romano land in 2025? Octopi Media
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Dylan Ferrandis was back in action and is competing in the last three rounds of Monster Energy Supercross, before lining up for the Pro Motocross season with Phoenix Honda. You can see the team's AIM GPS sensor in front of the bar mounts. Octopi Media
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Dylan Ferrandis' Phoenix Racing Honda CRF450R. Octopi Media
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Last we saw Ferrandis' CRF450R, it was equipped with HRC triple clamps but now he's back on the Ride Engineering clamps he used in pre-season testing... Octopi Media
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The 408 was a bit of a surprise, as Kyle Peters made his return to Supercross for the first time in about two years. Octopi Media
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The number one on his stand is because KP is the five-time defending AMA Arenacross Champion. Octopi Media
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Phoenix's Arenacross and GNCC programs run gold hoops and black hubs, a nod to the old factory Honda look. Octopi Media
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Peters' CRF250R uses FCP engine mounts top and front, but a production brake caliper. Octopi Media
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Chase Sexton's Alpinestars Tech 10s are similar to the Lawrence's, with no heel lock out system between the middle and bottom buckle. Octopi Media
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Kyle Defoe has wrenched for Michael Leib as a privateer, Tommy Hahn at Rock River Yamaha, Cameron McAdoo at Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Marvin Musquin and Cooper Webb at Red Bull KTM...and now Chase Sexton has been added to that list. Octopi Media
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The PC team is always playing around with tire grooving. Here's a look at an untouched tire, surrounded on each side by grooved tires. Octopi Media
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Cade Clason's Partzilla PRMX Kawasaki KX450. Octopi Media
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Cade Clason's Partzilla PRMX Kawasaki KX450. Octopi Media
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The team has used WP suspension tuned by TCD for a couple years now... Octopi Media
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But there's no WP shock available for the new KX450 yet, so a modified production Showa shock is used instead. Octopi Media
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The PRMX team moved from HGS to Bills Pipes for 2024. Octopi Media
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Tom continues on with red and an even larger points lead. Octopi Media
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Supercross and Pro Motocross still offers an up-close experience that basically no other motorsport can match. Octopi Media
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Jacob Martin has been with Seth Hammaker since his amateur career. Octopi Media
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Seth put his all on the line to win in front of his home state crowd. He also just re-signed with the Pro Circuit team, meaning he'll continue with the team into at least 2025. Octopi Media
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Derek Drake is out again, so Anthony Bourdon jumped up to the 450 class for Philly. Octopi Media
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BarX Suzuki's 450 program is fairly similar to that of HEPs. Octopi Media
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The Showa A-kit suspension is tuned in-house by team technician Craig Monty, formerly of the Rockstar Husqvarna team and WP. Octopi Media
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Chase Sexton's time with the number one is coming to an end, come Pro Motocross he'll debut his new career number four on track. Octopi Media
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The Ti-Lube Honda team had a different look for Phillu. Octopi Media
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KYB PSF1 forks for Henry Miller's CRF250R. Octopi Media
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The team is sponsored by Hoosier, but Miller is on Pirellis. Octopi Media
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Front and rear. Octopi Media
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Luca Marsalisi's Ti-Lube Honda CRF250R. Octopi Media
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Luca's bike features the team's Hoosier sponsored tires. Octopi Media
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And KYB spring forks. Octopi Media
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Speaking of forks, the ClubMX bikes still had blank forks in Philly... Octopi Media
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We dig Benny Bloss' Arai lid. Octopi Media
After starting the season on FMF exhausts, then going to the stock exhaust, the factory Beta team is back with a new FMF system for Bloss and Nichols.
After starting the season on FMF exhausts, then going to the stock exhaust, the factory Beta team is back with a new FMF system for Bloss and Nichols. Octopi Media
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Looking at the camera or the scoring pylon? You know the answer, Tomac is all business. Octopi Media
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Speaking of all business, Jett's attitude has been very "locked in" the past two weekends. Intense... Octopi Media
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Who doesn't dig a solid black and white photo. Octopi Media
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Sadly, it sounds like the team will race Pro Motocross with just the #21 machine, with no fill-in planned. Octopi Media
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See you all in Denver! Octopi Media
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